The Bet
By: Fox Almasy
Ch. 10
The Secret's Out
Fox: we only own the OC everything else does not belong to me
Kojisa: Sorry for the long wait enjoy!
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Brad stared around the empty campus. He was convinced that he was the only one who didn't have afternoon classes. Jack was still in class, Bit was working, and Benji was taking Riley to the doctors for a check up. Apparently she had a cold or something that Benji was worried about. Brad walked over towards one of the tables and sat down.
"Well Mr. Hunter what are you doing out of class?" Brad glanced behind him and scowled as Fuma sauntered toward him. She snaked her arms around his neck and smiled.
"My classes are done already, but I can ask you the same question."
"I only need to go to some classes not all of them." He despised her voice it reminded him of a snake. She slid her hand slowly down his chest and tugged playfully as his waistband. Brad stood and swung his hand toward her, but Fuma was ready and jumped back. "You get more feisty every time I see you. I like it."
"Shut it what happened between us was nothing and there will never be anything."
"Temper temper are you sure?"
"Positive." Memories of the after party for battles of the bands flashed through his mind. Everyone had turned up including the losing bands which ment Fuma was there as well. Brad knew that if he had been sober Fuma would have never gotten him into that room regardless of the weed she had scammed from someone. Needless to say they were still there the next morning.
"You make me laugh Hunter. Well see you around. Oh and I heard about the concert. You don't honestly believe that it'll be a success?"
"Ya keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better."
"Bye." She cooed and wiggled her fingers at him before turning and striding off across the plaza.
"Stupid bitch. I really wouldn't mind killing her."
"Hey Brad." Brad froze and glanced over his shoulder at Naomi. He turned to face her and smiled.
"Hey yourself. Don't you have a class right now?"
"Ya but I'm not feeling too good. I was thinking about just going home for the rest of the day . . . so who was that? A girlfriend or something?"
"She wishes. Come on I'll buy you lunch and then take you home OK?"
"OK."
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Fuma scowled from where she stood around the corner of a building. She turned around as soon as she knew she was out of sight and was mad to see some other girl with Brad. She had seen her around and knew the crowd she was with. She also knew Brad should have been way out of her league.
"What's going on?" she turned and quickly ducked into a side door as the two passed. She came out and let the door shut behind her. "I may have to pay a little visit to Jack or maybe even Bit. He's not too good at hiding things."
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Bit stared lazily at the pizza box on the counter. His roommate had ordered it and told him if he ate any of it while he was away at his "Chess Tournament" he'd have Bit kicked out. It was already 5 and his roommate wouldn't be back till 8. What kind of person ordered pizza 3 hours before they were going to eat it? He wasn't sure how he managed to be stuck with a nerd like the one he was rooming with, but his roommate really hated him. He complained about everything Bit had or did. From the drum set in the corner to Bit's snoring.
"It couldn't hurt to have one slice before it got cold would it?" he pushed himself up from the bed and scratched absently at his bare chest. He quickly opened the box and grinned at the mushroom and pepperoni covered slices. "Oh yes." He grabbed a slice and turned around to stare at the door as someone knocked. "Wonder who that is?" He shoved the slice into his mouth and walked over to open the door. His eyes grew wide as Fuma and her cronies smiled back at him. He slammed the door, but fell to the floor as Negora put his foot in the door and shoved it open.
"Now Bit that's no way to treat a guest."
"Technically you're not a guest cause I didn't invite you in."
"Shut it."
"What do you want?" She smiled and motion towards a chair in the corner.
"Please have a seat Bit." Bit stood and did as they told knowing all too well that it was better to comply. He sat down and watched the group nervously.
"Koga, Negora hold him please. Iaga you still have the duct tape?"
"Ya." Negora and Koga moved forward and quickly grabbed Bit's arms to keep him seated in the chair while Iaga began wrapping the tape around him. Then once he was secured to the chair they turned and stood behind Fuma.
"Bit I have a few questions for you about one of you're band members."
"I don't know anything about Benji he don't tell and we don't ask."
"Shut up you idiot it's not about Benji."
"Then who?"
"Brad."
"Brad? Why?" Fuma crossed her arms over her chest and passed the floor slowly then glanced back at Bit.
"What's the deal between him and Naomi Fluegel?"
"How'd you find out about the bet?"
"Oh a bet? What exactly is the bet?" Bit cursed himself under his breath. She didn't even know about but now she did. Brad was going to kill him. "You haven't answered me."
"I can't tell you I wasn't even suppose to mention it."
"You'll tell me or else I wouldn't plan on having children." In one swift movement she was leaning on the arms of the chair her face inches from his face and a switchblade dangerously close to his inner thigh.
"OK OK the Bet was that Brad could get any girl he wanted so me and Jack picked out a girl and he's told her a bunch of lies to make her think he was rich. She doesn't know about the band or any of us and if Brad gets her he wins 500 from both Jack and me." Fuma grinned and straitened.
"Thank you for the information. Lets go boys."
"God I knew you were a crazy bitch." Bit squeezed his eyes shut as Fuma turned and threw the blade so that it landed between his legs stuck into the chair.
"See ya around. Look on the bright side I may have just saved you 500 bucks."
"No you can't say anything!"
"Bye Bit Cloud."
"Wait don't leave me tied up like this! HEY!" but it was too late the door slammed shut and the silence engulfed him. "Shit I gotta wait till 8!"
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Brad grinned as he aimed another grape at Naomi's open mouth.
"OK you gotta catch this one OK not like the other ones on the floor."
"Hey quit making fun of me and throw the grape already. Besides it's your fault you have bad aim!" Brad frowned and tossed the grape, which managed to land down the halter-top Naomi was wearing.
"Hey! I told you that you had bad aim."
"No it landed right where I wanted it to."
"Oi you perv!" Brad started to laugh as Naomi reached into her shirt for the grape, but stopped suddenly as Fuma came walking up behind Naomi. Naomi stopped laughing as well and glanced over her shoulder to see who Brad was looking at.
"Hey Brad."
"What are you doing here?" Fuma smiled and glanced slyly over at Naomi.
"I came to see the girl that your band members and yourself have the little bet on." Naomi glanced at the woman next to her then over at Brad who was glaring at the woman.
"What bet Brad?" Brad stared at Naomi then back at Fuma.
"I don't know what she's talking about." Fuma laughed and rested her hands on her hips.
"Come on Brad you know the one where you can get any girl you want? Ya Bit told me you've told her all this bullshit about how rich your family is and really you're poorer than I am. You haven't even told her about the band. At least this is what Bit's told me."
"Brad? What is she talking about? Is this true?" Brad looked from Naomi to Fuma and back again. He opened his mouth to protest, but Naomi had already turned away and began to walk off.
"Naomi wait let me explain!"
"Forget it." Brad turned on Fuma and glared.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Fuma sneered and laced her arm through his.
"Come on Brad you know all you care about is the money." He lashed out suddenly and wrapped his hand around her neck.
"Listen if you ever come near me again or Naomi I'm going to kill you. And I mean it." he shoved her back so that she fell against the building then turned and hurried after Naomi.
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Naomi brushed at her eyes with the back of her hand as the sting of tears welled up in her. Kris was right the whole time about him and she was just too blind to see it.
"Naomi wait!" she wrapped her arms around herself and continued without looking back. "Naomi please wait! Can't I just talk to you." He reached out and grabbed her elbow and turned her to face him. An ache tore through Brad's heart at the sight of tears in her eyes as she stared up at him. "Naomi . . ."
"Brad how could you? How could you lie to me like this? Everything you told me about yourself was a lie!"
"What was I suppose to do? If you would have known about me and the band and my family you wouldn't have looked twice!" Naomi reached out and slapped Brad making his head jerk to the side.
"How dare you accuse me of being so low! If you had been yourself I still would have given you a chance. I don't care how rich or poor someone is, but I don't like being lied to! And a Bet? So you never even liked me it was just to win some money that's it!"
"No it's nothing like that-"
"Brad just go." She turned around and continued walking and jerked away from Brad as he tried to pull her back.
"Please let me explain Naomi." Naomi stopped on the steps to the apartment building to the pent house.
"There's nothing to explain. I don't ever want to see you again!" she turned around and quickly ran up the stairs, but stopped suddenly as John stepped out from the building and smiled.
"Hi baby."
"John what are you doing here?"
"I came to see you!" John glanced over the top of Naomi's head and studied Brad. "Who's that?" Naomi glanced over her shoulder then back at John.
"Just some guy I thought I knew." Brad crossed his arms and watched them.
"Let me guess you're Naomi's boyfriend?" John smiled and draped his arm over her shoulder.
"That's right."
"Funny she never mentioned she had a boyfriend." Naomi was surprised to see the hurt look in Brad's eyes as he turned and walked back down the sidewalk toward the college.
"What's up with him?"
"Don't worry about it. It's really none of your business."
They took the elevator up to the penthouse and Naomi quickly opened the door and set her keys on the side table.
"Do you mind if I take a shower?" Naomi glanced at him out of the corner of her eyes and shook her head.
"No go ahead." She watched him go toward the bathroom then slowly walked over to the sofa and sank down onto it. She leaned her head back and covered her eyes with her arm. A shrill ring ripped through the room and Naomi sat up quickly to stare at John's cell phone on the arm of the couch. She reached over and pressed the on button and Held the device to her ear.
"Hello?" a woman's voice answered.
"Hi is John around?"
"Who's this?"
"His girlfriend Ashley who's this?"
"His cousin and he's in the shower right now."
"Oh alright could you tell him I called and that I really miss him and that we need to get together again soon."
"Sure no problem." Naomi hung up before she could say bye and scowled at the phone. She clenched it tightly in her hands then stood up and threw it at the wall and watched it shatter.
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John stepped out of the shower and draped a towel around his waist. He reached for the doorknob and watched as the steam floated from the room. He stepped into the hall and walked down the hall and into the living room and froze. Naomi was standing at the window dumping the contents of his suitcase down onto the street.
"Naomi what the hell are you doing?" she glared and threw a tube of toothpaste at his head.
"Ashley called!" she threw a bottle of cologne. "She misses you and wants to get together real soon. I figured you better get home so I helped by putting your crap on the street!" this time she grabbed his shoe and hit him in the nose. Something cracked and John reached up clutching his now bleeding nose.
"You bitch what the hell is the matter with you?"
"I want you to get out it's over! I sick and tired of you oh and I have a little secret of my own. That guy that was outside. We've been seeing each other for about a month now. Now get out!"
"Can't I change first?"
"No!" She walked over to him and shoved him back so that he fell over the couch. "Leave!" John scrambled to his feet and hurried towards the door and slammed it behind him. Naomi spun around clutching at her hair and sank down next to the couch as angry tears swelled up inside her.
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Kelly unlocked the door and was surprised to see the TV on.
"Naomi is that you? How come you're home already?" she walked around and sat on the couch and frowned at the sight of Naomi's red rimmed eyes. "You've been crying how come?" Naomi pushed herself up from the couch and studied her friend.
"I broke up with John today . . . but that's not why I'm crying."
"Why are you?"
"You all were right."
"About what?"
"About Brad. He's been lying to me this whole time. He's nothing that he said he was. He made a bet with his friends that he could get me to go out with him."
"Oh I'm so sorry come here." She leaned over and wrapped her arms around Naomi's shoulder in an effort to comfort her. "He's not worth any tears. And don't worry you'll find someone else."
"I really hate him Kelly."
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Fox: well guys here's another chapter and I'm really sorry for taking so long trust me things have been crazy. First I had to go to San Diego for 5 days for my grandma's funeral/ceremony. Then our fair started and because I show pigs I had to be down there all day from 6 to 9:30 for 5 days. And on top of all that I've been working. Now I'm done working no more fair so I should have more time to update.
Kojisa: Ya so please forgive us. I'll try harder now. Don't forget R&R Audi